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Google Contacts - Create New Contact

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Demonstrates how to create a new contact for the Google Contacts API.

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Dim success As Boolean = False

' This example requires the Chilkat API to have been previously unlocked.
' See Global Unlock Sample for sample code.

' First create a new contact XML.
Dim xml As New Chilkat.Xml
xml.Tag = "atom:entry"
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:atom","http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom")
xml.AddAttribute("xmlns:gd","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:category",True,"scheme","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:category",True,"term","http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:givenName","Elizabeth")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:familyName","Bennet")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:name|gd:fullName","Elizabeth Bennet")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("atom:content",True,"type","text")
xml.UpdateChildContent("atom:content","Notes")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",True,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",True,"primary","true")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",True,"address","liz@gmail.com")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",True,"displayName","E. Bennet")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",True,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:email",True,"address","liz@example.org")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",True,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",True,"primary","true")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1212")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:phoneNumber",True,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:phoneNumber","(206)555-1213")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",True,"address","liz@gmail.com")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",True,"protocol","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",True,"primary","true")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:im",True,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress",True,"rel","http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work")
xml.UpdateAttrAt("gd:structuredPostalAddress",True,"primary","true")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:city","Mountain View")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:street","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:region","CA")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:postcode","94043")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:country","United States")
xml.UpdateChildContent("gd:structuredPostalAddress|gd:formattedAddress","1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View")

Debug.WriteLine(xml.GetXml())

' Created the following XML:

' 	<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" ?>
' 	<atom:entry xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:gd="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005">
' 	    <atom:category scheme="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#kind" term="http://schemas.google.com/contact/2008#contact" />
' 	    <gd:name>
' 	        <gd:givenName>Elizabeth</gd:givenName>
' 	        <gd:familyName>Bennet</gd:familyName>
' 	        <gd:fullName>Elizabeth Bennet</gd:fullName>
' 	    </gd:name>
' 	    <atom:content type="text">Notes</atom:content>
' 	    <gd:email primary="true" displayName="E. Bennet" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" address="liz@example.org" />
' 	    <gd:phoneNumber primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home">(206)555-1213</gd:phoneNumber>
' 	    <gd:im address="liz@gmail.com" protocol="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#GOOGLE_TALK" primary="true" rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#home" />
' 	    <gd:structuredPostalAddress rel="http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#work" primary="true">
' 	        <gd:city>Mountain View</gd:city>
' 	        <gd:street>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy</gd:street>
' 	        <gd:region>CA</gd:region>
' 	        <gd:postcode>94043</gd:postcode>
' 	        <gd:country>United States</gd:country>
' 	        <gd:formattedAddress>1600 Amphitheatre Pkwy Mountain View</gd:formattedAddress>
' 	    </gd:structuredPostalAddress>
' 	</atom:entry>

' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
' Note: The code for setting up the Chilkat REST object and making the initial connection can be done once.
' Once connected, the REST object may be re-used for many REST API calls.
' (It's a good idea to put the connection setup code in a separate function/subroutine.)
' --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

' It is assumed we previously obtained an OAuth2 access token.
' This example loads the JSON access token file 
' saved by this example: Get Google Contacts OAuth2 Access Token

Dim jsonToken As New Chilkat.JsonObject
success = jsonToken.LoadFile("qa_data/tokens/googleContacts.json")
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("Failed to load googleContacts.json")
    Exit Sub
End If


Dim gAuth As New Chilkat.AuthGoogle
gAuth.AccessToken = jsonToken.StringOf("access_token")

Dim rest As New Chilkat.Rest

' Connect using TLS.
Dim bAutoReconnect As Boolean = True
success = rest.Connect("www.google.com",443,True,bAutoReconnect)

' Provide the authentication credentials (i.e. the access token)
rest.SetAuthGoogle(gAuth)

' ----------------------------------------------
' OK, the REST connection setup is completed..
' ----------------------------------------------

' To create a contact, we need to send the following:

' 	POST /m8/feeds/contacts/default/full
' 	Content-Type: application/atom+xml
' 	GData-Version: 3.0

rest.AddHeader("Content-Type","application/atom+xml")
rest.AddHeader("GData-Version","3.0")

Dim sbRequestBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
Dim sbResponseBody As New Chilkat.StringBuilder
xml.GetXmlSb(sbRequestBody)
success = rest.FullRequestSb("POST","/m8/feeds/contacts/default/full",sbRequestBody,sbResponseBody)
If (success <> True) Then
    Debug.WriteLine(rest.LastErrorText)
    Exit Sub
End If


' A successful response will have a status code equal to 201.
If (rest.ResponseStatusCode <> 201) Then
    Debug.WriteLine("response status code = " & rest.ResponseStatusCode)
    Debug.WriteLine("response status text = " & rest.ResponseStatusText)
    Debug.WriteLine("response header: " & rest.ResponseHeader)
    Debug.WriteLine("response body: " & sbResponseBody.GetAsString())
    Exit Sub
End If


' If the 201 response was received, then the contact was successfully created,
' and there is no response body.
Debug.WriteLine("Contact created.")